Worcester: Treating Herniated Discs

“Herniated Disc Is Not A Condition You Can Ignore!” Health & Fitness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body TREATING HERNIATED DISCS

A herniated disc can be incredibly painful and can cause a great deal of limitations on the body’s movement, thus hindering a person’s movement and overall ability to perform day-to-day tasks. A herniated disc can cause a variety of symptoms including radiating pain down the arm or leg, depending if the herniated disc is in your neck or low back. Bulging discs are the beginning phase of herniated discs. Very often peoplehaveabulgingdiscanddon’tevenknow it.Onlywhentheoutsideof abulgingdiscbecomes irritatedandaffects thesurrounding tissuedoes it begintocausebackache,generally inthesameareaandnotdownthe leg. A herniated disc in the neck can be just as painful as a herniated disc in the back. Arm pain from a neck herniated disc is one of the more common neckconditionstreatedbyourspinespecialists.Althoughaneckherniated disc may start from injury to the spine, the symptoms, including arm pain, commonly start from poor posture or muscle strains. The arm pain from a neckherniateddiscoccursbecausetheherniateddiscmaterial“pinches”or presses on a nerve, causing pain to radiate along the nerve down the arm. Our specialized physical therapists are trained to examine your spine and movementtofindtherootcauseofyourproblem.Thenweworkwithyouand your doctor to put together a plan that helps you achieve optimum results.

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